Countless stories are told about the victims of grisly murders, but it’s not as often that we hear tales about those who experienced similar brutal attacks, and were able to survive.

Gary Ridgway, a serial killer active in Washington State, earned his name “The Green River Killer” after dumping the bodies of his first five victims into a river of the same name. In the first month and a half of his killing spree, Ridgway murdered ten women and wa

Nannie Doss was given many names, including “Giggling Granny,” “The Lonely Hearts Killer,” and the “Black Widow,” but looking at her face, no one would have pegged

I got into writing when I was 12 years old! I was an avid reader as a kid, and was constantly going to the library and the bookstore. Like many other readers though, I didn’t always have access to new books as often as I wanted, so I would

One of the longest operating serial killers in history, the Grim Sleeper murdered poor black women in the South Central Los Angeles area

Named the “Casanova Killer” for his good looks and charming demeanor, Paul John Knowles was a lust and thrill killer who thrived on attention and idolized infamous